Various forms of grouping and acceleration are studied in this volume, along with recommendations for implementation.
About the Editors
Series Introduction - Sally M. Reis
Introduction to Grouping and Acceleration Practices in Gifted Education - Linda E. Brody
1. How Did Six Highly Accelerated Gifted Students Fare in Graduate School? - Julian C. Stanley
2. Five Years of Early Entrants: Predicting Successful Achievement in College - Linda E. Brody, Susan G. Assouline, and Julian C. Stanley
3. The Use of Radical Acceleration in Cases of Extreme Intellectual Precocity - Miraca U. M. Gross
4. The Use of Subject and Grade Skipping for the Prevention and Reversal of Underachievement - Sylvia B. Rimm, Katherine J. Lovance
5. The Impact of Early Entrance to College on Self-Esteem: A Preliminary Study - Ann E. Lupkowski, Marjorie Whitmore, and Annetta Ramsay
6. Accelerative Strategies: How Effective Are They for the Gifted? - Linda E. Brody, Camilla Persson Benbow
7. Educational Decision Making on Acceleration and Grouping - Joyce VanTassel-Baska
8. Grouping Gifted Students: Issues and Concerns - John F. Feldhusen, Sidney M. Moon
9. Cooperative Learning and Ability Grouping: An Issue of Choice - Carol J. Mills, William G. Durden
10. Meta-analytic Findings on Grouping Programs - James A. Kulik, Chen-Lin C. Kulik
11. An Investigation of the Effects of Total School Flexible Cluster Grouping on Identification, Achievement, and Classroom Practices - Marcia Gentry, Steven V. Owen
12. Programming, Grouping, and Acceleration in Rural School Districts: A Survey of Attitudes and Practices - Eric D. Jones, W. Thomas Southern
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